Social and Economic Benefits of Protected Areas: An Assessment Guide

ISBN-13: 9780415632836 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 368 str.

Marianne Kettunen; Patrick Ten Brink

Opis

Protected areas (PAs) contain biodiversity and ecosystems of high conservation value. In addition, these areas provide a range of benefits, both direct and indirect, to our societies and economies, i.e. so called ecosystem services. These services include, for example, an ecosystem's ability to regulate floods and climate, purify water, secure the pollination of crops, and create opportunities for recreation, culture and tourism.

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the socio-economic benefits of PAs and PA networks and provides step-by-step practical guidance on identifying, assessing and valuing the various ecosystem services and related benefits provided by PAs. It also aims to improve the communication of PA benefits to different stakeholders and the general public. It is shown that identifying and valuing the socio-economic benefits of PAs can be beneficial for several reasons. Demonstrating socio-economic importance of a protected site can significantly increase political and stakeholder support for the site and resolve conflicts between different interest groups. This can lead to positive changes in policies and decision-making. Insights on PA benefits are also needed to identify a combination of actions and land use practices that best support the sustainable and equitable utilisation of these benefits, while retaining a site s conservation goals. Finally, demonstrating different benefits can help to discover alternative and sustainable sources for financing the management of PAs.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Introduction, Objectives and Approach  Part 1: Contextual Guidance  2. Protected Areas: Their Values and Benefits  3. General Principles for Estimating the Socio-economic Value of Benefits Provided by Protected Areas  Part 2: Practical Guidance  Step I. A Scoping Assessment of Possible Benefits  4. Scoping Assessment of Benefits Provided by Protected Areas  Annex 1. Scoping Assessments of Benefits Provided by Protected Areas – an Example of Application  5. Deciding which Benefits to Analyse in More Detail  Step II. Detailed Methodological Guidance to Estimating Benefits  6. Provisioning Services and Related Goods  Annex 2. Step by Step Guidance: Valuation of Biodiversity Resources  7. Regulating Services and Related Goods  Annex 3. Step by Step Guidance: Water Related Ecosystem Services  Annex 4. Step by Step Guidance: Climate Change Mitigation (Carbon Storage and Sequestration)  8. Cultural Services and Related Goods  Annex 5. Step by Step Guidance: Ttourism, Rrecreation and Oother Cultural Benefits  9. Appreciating the Value of Supporting Service  10. Wider Socio-economic Benefits  11. Costs Related to Protected Areas  12. Assessing Net Benefits: Site Level  Annex 6. Calculating Net Present Values (NPVs) and the Effect of Different Discount Rates  13. Assessing Net Benefits: Multiple Sites  Step III: Interpreting, Using and Communicating The Estimates  14. Interpreting the Results of Socio-economic Assessments  15. Using and Communicating the Results  Conclusions  16. Conclusions and Way Forward